News tagged with distinct species

'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils

Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 19, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (12) | 0

Caught in the act: Scientists find butterflies splitting into two species

(PhysOrg.com) -- Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 05, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 5

Re-examining Darwin’s thoughts on species

James Mallet is out to rehabilitate Charles Darwin’s reputation on species. It may seem strange that such a founding father of modern biological thought as Darwin could run afoul of something so basic, but ...

Biology / Other

Oct 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Famous fossil Lucy scanned at the University of Texas at Austin

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Ethiopian government, have completed the first high-resolution CT scan of the world's most famous fossil, Lucy, an ...